diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmProcess.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmProcess.cxx
index eefbbcfd77..70a1ebde63 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmProcess.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmProcess.cxx
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ std::string cmProcess::GetExitExceptionString() const
     case STATUS_NO_MEMORY:
     default:
       char buf[1024];
-      char const* fmt = "Exit code 0x%" KWIML_INT_PRIx64 "\n";
+      char const* fmt = "Exit code 0x%" KWIML_INT_PRIx64;
       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, this->ExitValue);
       exception_str.assign(buf);
   }
diff --git a/Source/cmUVProcessChain.cxx b/Source/cmUVProcessChain.cxx
index 4910653b33..e551083439 100644
--- a/Source/cmUVProcessChain.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmUVProcessChain.cxx
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ cmUVProcessChain::Status::GetException() const
       case STATUS_NO_MEMORY:
       default: {
         char buf[256];
-        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Exit code 0x%x\n",
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Exit code 0x%x",
                  static_cast<unsigned int>(this->ExitStatus));
         return std::make_pair(ExceptionCode::Other, buf);
       }